Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Albania
Albania: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 1.91 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Albania, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Albania is 1.91 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Albania peaked at 2.4 tonnes per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6788 tonnes per person, in 1997.
That places Albania 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9803 tonnes per person | 0.6788 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 2.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 tonnes per person | 2.02 tonnes per person | 2.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | 4 |
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More climate change data for Albania
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 2.35 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 1.38 million (2025)
- Urban population 58.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 307.94 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.59 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.59 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Albania?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Albania was 1.91 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 tonnes per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6788 tonnes per person in 1997.
- How does Albania rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Albania ranks 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.